The Reason for Your Emotion Rollercoaster
This weekend our kids found out they would not be returning to their class this school year. Lola was especially crushed. I told her it was ok to be upset. It was ok to cry and be angry. We gave…
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Stay-At-Home Window Bingo – Download
Last week while I was walking our dog Sunny, I spotted a cute family taking a walk around the neighborhood doing a scavenger hunt. Their kids were so excited to find leaves, rocks, and flowers to check off their list.…
Why You Should Throw Out Your Scale
I’ve seen too many people posting about the weight they are gaining in quarantine. They are calling it their “Covid-15” and sliding into a shame spiral because of a new number on a scale. Friend, now is not the time…
5 Key Pieces of Loungewear
I love me some loungewear. Back in the day when we used to freely leave the house, I was the kind of person to come home and immediately switch to comfy pants. Home is for comfort…and comfortable I will be!…
Best and Worst Kitchen Gadgets
Spending more time in the kitchen these days? There’s nothing like a little social distancing to make my weird obsession a little more pronounced. My weird obsession? I have something to confess. I’m obsessed with kitchen gadgets and appliances.
There are…
How to Stay Married in Quarantine
Happy Coronaversary, guys. It’s been one month since social distancing started for us, and I feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog’s Day. (I may be installing a safe room in my next house just so I can exercise in peace,…
Here’s the Thing About TikTok
In this weird new locked-down world, we’re all doing things we never imagined. I’m not leaving the house unless I’m in face masks and gloves. I stalk store websites for toilet paper. And here’s the biggest shock: I joined Tik Tok.…
5 Ways to Celebrate While Social Distancing
When I asked Penn for a small birthday celebration with the kids weeks before social distancing, I never quite imagined this. I certainly had a nice day. I got to relax with my family and connect with loved ones on…
Cauliflower Waffles | Quarantine Kitchen
This is the most 2020 thing I’ve ever done: It was weird, it sucked, then it got better.
You guys, if I can make cauliflower into a delicious waffle I think we can survive this year. It’s a weird new world…
Are Introverts Okay Right Now?
In the beginning of this necessary social-distancing mandate everyone joked, “Introverts are made for this.” You’re asking us to sit at home and not leave for months? WE GOT THIS.
We knew our extroverts would be challenged in this weird…